After the Lie: A gripping novel about love, loss and family secrets -- Kerry Fis

<p><strong>Your past will devastate your family. But your lies could destroy them. What would YOU do?</strong></p> <p><strong>Lydia</strong> has been living a lie for the last twenty years. She will do anything to protect her husband, gorgeous, reliable <strong>Mark</strong>, and their two teenagers, from the secrets of her past - and her mother will make sure of it.</p> <p>When a figure Lydia prayed never to see again turns up at the school gates, Lydia feels the life she has worked so hard to build begin to slip between her fingers.</p> <p>Lydia's past will challenge everything her family thought they knew. Taking them on a journey that will irrevocably change their own lives - and Lydia's - forever.</p> <p>And when an inconceivable twist of fate sends everyone reeling, can Lydia fight to hold her already-fractured family together?</p> <p><strong>From the author of THE ISLAND ESCAPE comes a powerful and heartbreaking story, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain.</strong></p> <p>What people are saying about <em>After the Lie</em>: </p> <p>'<strong>I loved this book</strong>... Lydia's secret is beyond anything I can imagine having to go through' <em>Postcard Reviews</em></p> <p>'<strong>Five out of five stars</strong>. Past collides with present in this compelling book' <em>Portobello Book Blog</em></p> <p>'It keeps you wanting more ...<strong>I was absolutely enthralled by this story</strong>' <em>Sue and her Books</em></p> <p>'<strong>I loved it!</stron